Jadeveon Clowney coming off AFC Defensive Player of Week


Devdiscourse News Desk | Updated: 04-10-2018 04:26 IST | Created: 04-10-2018 03:41 IST
Jadeveon Clowney coming off AFC Defensive Player of Week
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Houston Texans: Pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney is coming off an AFC Defensive Player of the Week showing in which he recorded two sacks, four tackles for loss and recovered a fumble for a touchdown in an overtime win over the Indianapolis Colts. Clowney's thoughts on the award: "I'm very happy about it. I hope I can go ahead and do it again this week." Clowney underwent offseason knee surgery and was off to a slow start before the breakout performance. "I think he feels better," Texans coach Bill O'Brien said. "I think with J.D., when he feels good body-wise, he goes out there and he's hard to handle. I think he feels better."

Indianapolis Colts: Wide receiver T.Y. Hilton will miss Thursday's game against the New England Patriots due to a hamstring injury suffered during last Sunday's loss to Houston. It will be the third game Hilton has missed during seven NFL seasons. "It impacts us losing a great player in T.Y," Colts coach Frank Reich said. "But as far as game planning we have a lot of confidence in the next guy up. I think that showed this past week when T.Y. went out. We still were able to move the ball well, credit to the guys and really the offence." Hilton had a season-best 115 receiving yards against the Texans and has 21 receptions for 294 yards and two touchdowns this season.

Jacksonville Jaguars: There won't be any game-time decisions involving running back Leonard Fournette (hamstring) this Sunday as coach Doug Marrone ruled him out on Wednesday. Fournette initially injured the right hamstring in Week 1 against the New York Giants and missed the ensuing two games before aggravating the injury during last Sunday's game against the New York Jets. T.J. Yeldon will serve as the main back in Sunday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs and the Jaguars hope to get a better average per carrying (2.9) from him than what he provided while gaining 52 yards on 18 carries against the Jets. Corey Grant (five carries, 5 yards versus New York) will be the No. 2 back.

Tennessee Titans: The club has won three consecutive games entering Sunday's road game against the struggling Buffalo Bills (1-3). The winning streak includes last Sunday's 26-23 overtime victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, which prompts speculation a letdown could be in store against the lowly Bills. Veteran linebacker Brian Orakpo said he doesn't foresee any overlooking of a team occurring this Sunday. "When you have a group of veterans like this team has, we should be fine," Orakpo said. "We are going to carry ourselves as professionals, get ready for the Bills -- it's a new challenge, so erase the Philly game. We don't want to worry about the "trap game" and all that other noise that comes with it."

(With inputs from agencies.)

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